That's not his question. His queszxtion is how to achieve the functionality of widening a column of data, using the laptop keyboard. With the desktop keyboard this is control numeric pad plus (as Dennis has stated already). Does anyone know what this is with the laptop keyboard, or can they tell him how to assign this function to a keystroke? ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) > -----Original Message----- > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of G B > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:58 AM > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: expanding a listbox with a laptop > > Tab to the box and then do a alt + spacebar and then you can > errow down or > up and it will read each as it is highlighted. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Michael Malver > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:11 > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: expanding a listbox with a laptop > > I'm sorry, but the answer isn't alt-down-arrow. I don't > know what the > answer is, but I do know what the answer isn't. > Alt-down arrow opens a listbox. > I don't want to open the listbox. I want to ensure that whatever is > displayed horizontally in the listbox is read in its entirety. > In other words, each item in a listbox is sometimes not spoken in its > entirety by jaws. I want to ensure the full item is spoken. > Thanks for helping. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Dennis Bartlett > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:22 AM > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: expanding a listbox with a laptop > > It's Alt+down arrow. > > > > > > > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Michael Malver > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:06 AM > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: expanding a listbox with a laptop > > > > It seems to me that shift-pc cursor is a desktop keystroke to > use when you > are in a listbox, and theentire wording of an item is not being spoken > because the box isn't wide enough.Is that ability a > "function" in jaws that > I could set up with the keyboard manager? > > Does it exist already as a keystroke? > > Thanks > > > > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the > subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from > the list, or the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. > Rather contact the > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the > subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from > the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them > to the list. Rather contact the list owner at > jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx